A set of Louis XVI patinated and gilt-bronze mounted white marble incense burners, circa 1785
Lot closes
June 25, 09:38 AM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
Starting Bid
7,000 EUR
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Description
ovoid, with snake-shaped handles, with a pierced with scroll cover, with a seed-shaped finial, resting on eagles claws, the base highlighted with a braided garland, on turned feet—laurel torus-decorated for the small models and flattened ball feet for the large model
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The bigger model: Haut. 30 cm, larg. 30 cm, prof. 15,5 cm; Height 11 ¾ in, width 11 ¾ in, depth 6 in
The smaller model : Haut. 21 cm, larg. 25 cm, prof. 12,5 cm; Height 8 ¼ in, width 9 7/8 in, depth 5 in
A comparable model was presented in a Christie’s sale, London, 5 December 2012, lot 529; another model entirely in gilt bronze, without patinated bronze, was sold in a Christie’s sale, London, 19 May 2021, lot 32.
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